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Alison Blaire ([info]light_show) wrote in [info]devolve,
@ 2011-02-22 10:08:00

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Entry tags:jimmy_proudstar

Who: rockstars Alison Blaire and Tabitha Smith; OPEN
What: Seeking asylum or refuge or what have you
When: Tuesday, late afternoon
Where: Front gates!
Rating: PG-13 for swearmouthing and sexuality




Snow fell softly as two slim figures danced down Greymalkin Lane. The girl out front had pushed the fur trimmed hood down on her coat to accommodate a fur-lined trapper hat that sat on her head like a crown. Her bouncing blond braid caught the sunlight so that it seemed golden. Despite the slight grubbiness of her face--it had been almost forty-eight hours since she'd bathed, such as it was--her blue eyes stood out sharply, an intense shock of color in a desaturated environment.

They'd taken it as a good sign when they'd reached plowed-looking roads, clear enough that Ali didn't need headphones and her powers for them to navigate. It had been three days since their truck had broken down. They'd spent the nights in abandoned homes. There'd been a scary moment when they'd found a walker locked in a car, but they dispatched it easily and fallen asleep in a nearby house, discussing whether it was safer to keep going or to try to salvage some parts and turn back for their truck.

But today they'd found cleared roads and just fifteen minutes ago, turned onto a road whose street sign was still visible--GREYMALKIN LANE--and there had been much rejoicing. They'd been singing all day, just to keep momentum up, but now they busted into some favorites. And there was dancing, too. In fact, Ali was absorbed in dancing to an enthusiastic cover of Bikini Kill when she looked up and realized they were there.

"Fuck!" Ali stopped dead and swung around to Tabby, "This is it."

There was a big hulking gate set in a big hulking wall, which seemed promising, and the pavement was clear despite the snow everywhere else. There were people here, alright. With a dubious look at Tabby, she approached the gate, whistling the first few bars of Rebel Girl under her breath.



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[info]tic_boom
2011-02-24 01:20 am UTC (link)
Oh so now he's verbally receptive? Though he was obviously not a big talker. Not that Tabby minded that part one bit. She could think of many things could be done instead of idle chatting. Eying her friend as a slow smirk crept into her features, "Who needs sleep?" Of course she left out that part about sleeping when they're dead seeing as the dead don't do much sleeping anymore. No need to bring that all up right now.

But Ali had a point about the truck. It was too bad Tabby's mind was on food at the moment. Well, regardless as it might seem considering that she was looking at Jimmy with an obvious hunger, as she asked, "When can we eat?" Yeah, they could both take that as they wanted to.

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[info]little_jim
2011-02-24 01:32 am UTC (link)
Okay, they needed to get off this topic if they wanted him to be able to concentrate on their actual questions. Because right now they were being far more distracting than they could know.

And he really needed to answer their actual question. Taking a deep breath and concentrating on untangling his own long wet hair for something to do, Jimmy answered their questions as best he could. "I'll tell Storm about it," he offered. "We can probably send one of the scout groups out for it. Did it break down or run out of gas?"

As for Tabby's question, Jimmy chuckled again. "Knowing Kathleen, the first thing she'll do is hug you," he pointed out. "The second will be try to feed you. So as soon as Hank or Josh are done with you, I can take you to her." Yeah, that meant walking around with these two. Which was going to be interesting with the thoughts they'd put in his head, especially around Kathleen and the kids she cared for.

This was just not his day.

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[info]light_show
2011-02-24 02:41 am UTC (link)

"Broke down," Ali said, screwing up her face as she tried to remember the nature of the noise preceding the malfunction, "It made kind of an URK URK URK noise. I'm glad you guys can send someone out for it, it's a cool rig." She grinned. For a girl who'd never owned a car in her life, she'd taken to the truck big time.

"Awesome, I'm glad to hear she hasn't slacked off on our account." Hearing her mom's name was like a balm to Ali's weary spirit. She'd never allowed herself to think that her mom might not have survived, or at least not for longer than a second, so she was taking it just about as calmly as she seemed. It would be later, alone with Tabby, when the calm might slip but for now, she was okay.

"How is everyone?" Ali asked next. Knowing as she did that her mom was safe reminded her of all the other mansion residents, "The Professor? Storm? Scott and Jean?"

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[info]tic_boom
2011-02-24 03:30 am UTC (link)
"And there were some weird ticking sounds too." She added to Ali's little description. Only Tabby walked right over to Jimmy and pretended to trip a little bit as she clicked her tongue to mimic the noise only to end up brushing up against the front of him before walking past him. She was all for getting the happy hello over with. Tabby didn't know how many would actually be glad to see her. Ali was one thing but Tabby was certainly another. The only one she was really interested in was Kathleen.

But when Ali brought up specific people, Tabby, for once didn't know what to say really. For once anyway. Waving at them to get in gear, she figured that their little decontamination was over and rolled her eyes. "Why don't we just go see?"

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[info]little_jim
2011-02-24 03:39 am UTC (link)
"They'll probably send Sam along," he suggested. "He's our mechanic."

He was sure Kathleen would be glad to see both of them. Everybody who knew them would. It was always a relief to see anybody come through the gates alive and well. Especially former students of the school itself.

Ali's question immediately killed the mood, although it wasn't a bad thing. Jimmy sobered immediately looking down and closing his eyes before replying. It still hurt, all the family they'd lost. "Jean and Xavier died two weeks after the virus was released," he explained grimly. "They were over in England trying to help people there." It wasn't going to get any better. "Scott died about two months ago. Ororo is in charge right now." He looked away. "I'm sorry."

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[info]light_show
2011-02-24 03:49 am UTC (link)

Ali's eyes widened and she bit her lip as the list went on. So many people who had helped her, who had been kind and thoughtful and supportive, were gone. It wasn't like they were on more than a cards-at-Christmas-and-chats-during-visits level with them, they were still important to her. Like family, especially with Kathleen working alongside them.

"Oh," Ali said, still looking almost childlike and injured, before a wellspring of other names bubbled up in her, "Who else? Kurt--Bobby--Hank?"

She covered up her face with her hand, "You said Hank, Hank's fine."

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[info]tic_boom
2011-02-24 03:52 am UTC (link)
Oh great. Tabby was a little irked that he had to answer that question. Of course there was going to be bad news with it, and it was only going to get worse from there right? Why couldn't they just have the happy family reunion and deal with the rest later?

Walking over to Ali quickly, Tabby put on a brave face and wrapped her arm around her friend. Just because they made it, it wasn't like everyone had. Even here. She just raised a brow over at Jimmy, trying to point out for him not to be the current bearer of bad news here. "We should go talk to Kathleen." She tried to reassure Ali.

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[info]little_jim
2011-02-24 03:58 am UTC (link)
Ali's reaction just brought all the loss sharply back to Jimmy. It had broken him completely, coming back from burying his entire tribe to finding out Jean and the professor had died. He didn't even know who knocked him out and how, but he was eternally grateful they did. Because he'd completely lost his mind to the grief. It'd taken a long time to come as far as he had after that.

He didn't ignore Tabby's advice more than not want to make Ali wait to find out. "Kurt is alive, Bobby is alive," he assured her. "So is Hank." Speaking of Hank, Jimmy rose. "I'll go find him so you two can get to see Kathleen faster. Be right back." It would be wrong to make them wait much longer to see Ali's mother with the bad news he'd just had to deliver.

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[info]light_show
2011-02-24 07:18 am UTC (link)

Ali leaned slightly into Tabby, letting her presence remind her that this was no time for falling apart or getting emotional. They were safe, they had each other, that was all that mattered.

"Well, I scared him away," Ali said to Tabby as Jimmy disappeared out the door.

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[info]tic_boom
2011-02-24 05:38 pm UTC (link)
"You? Scare that guy away? Never. You couldn't scare a fly." Tabby teased her, trying to lighten the mood a bit. "Now me, on the other hand? Seeing me will probably do that to more then a few here. I'm sure he's heard horrible tales." Ones that were true but hardly the point.

"Besides, can you imagine the look at Kathleen's face when you go walking right up to her after all this time?" Now that will be a sight.

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